A year-long restoration project has officially begun on Jesus’ tomb, located in the Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The restoration project was spearheaded by the leaders of three religious denominations who all have some form of control over the site, which is believed to be where Jesus was crucified, buried, and resurrected, and is therefore a sacred place for many Christian.
This week, members from the Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Armenian Orthodox churches gathered at the church to ceremoniously begin the intensive, $3.4 million project that will include peeling away layers of the tomb’s outside, cleaning them and repairing them, one by one. READ MORE
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